Pain and Pain Management: Supporting Individuals with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions
3 Hours, 0 Minutes
Previously Recorded
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski
3 CEs
Price
Paid
$59.99
Yahoo!
Webinar Description
This training course provides a framework to understand the nature and derivation of pain. A special focus will be devoted to varying understandings of pain, options for assessing pain, and treatment options. Co-occurring, comorbid conditions will be discussed with an emphasis on at-risk populations who may experience chronic pain. Supports, interventions, and strategies will be discussed aimed to improve quality of life and enhance comfort for people living with chronic pain.
Qualifications:
Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, LMSW is an associate professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski received her PhD in Social Work with a dual title in Gerontology from Wayne State University. She has worked with individuals with various intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 20 years and has worked as a special educator, consultant, and clinical social worker. Her research focuses on individuals with disabilities, their caregivers, caregiver burden and quality of life, advance care planning, service delivery, and service utilization. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has over 70 publications in national and international journals and encyclopedias, mainly focusing on individuals with IDDs, caregiving, and aging. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has been the lead on multiple grant-funded programs tailoring services to individuals with IDDs, older adults, and chronic illnesses. In 2019, she was appointed to the board of directors to the National Task Group on Intellectual Disability and Dementia Practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Learners will be able to articulate multiple understandings of pain and the derivation of pain.
- Learners will be able to describe chronic pain and the impact on clients.
- Learners will be able to explain different treatment options and strategies to support individuals living with chronic pain.
Agenda:
30 minutes: Welcome, Introduction, Orientation to the Topic
30 minutes: Statistics regarding chronic pain and pain management
30 minutes: Relevance of chronic pain and co-occurring conditions for children and adolescents
10 minutes: Break
30 minutes: Experiences and challenges of children and adolescents undergoing pain
35 minutes: Supports, strategies, and resources for children and adolescents experiencing pain and chronic pain; support for family caregivers
15minutes: Recap; Q & A
Certificates Provider -This Webinar Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
- CE You LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0437
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an introductory level ,and is beneficial for a beginner level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Official information
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- Satisfactory Completion: Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire webinar, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here
- Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.